{"id":1179,"date":"2025-04-03T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/3.34.14.113\/en\/2025\/04\/03\/golfzon-unveils-kim-hong-taek-vs-hong-hyun-ji-city-golf-big-match-a-showdown-between-screen-golf-champions-at-a-hybrid-golf-course\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T06:09:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T06:09:58","slug":"golfzon-unveils-kim-hong-taek-vs-hong-hyun-ji-city-golf-big-match-a-showdown-between-screen-golf-champions-at-a-hybrid-golf-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/golfzon-unveils-kim-hong-taek-vs-hong-hyun-ji-city-golf-big-match-a-showdown-between-screen-golf-champions-at-a-hybrid-golf-course\/","title":{"rendered":"GOLFZON Unveils \u2018Kim Hong-taek vs. Hong Hyun-ji CITY GOLF Big Match,\u2019 a Showdown Between Screen Golf Champions at a Hybrid Golf Course"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>A showdown between GOLFZON GTOUR and WGTOUR champions and top-tier pros Kim Hong-taek and Hong Hyun-ji<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The match takes place at CITY GOLF in Tianjin, China, a 5,000-pyeong urban indoor golf course unveiled by GOLFZON in September 2024<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Following the explosive response to Part 1, including comments such as \u201cI want to try it myself,\u201d anticipation is running high ahead of the release of Part 2<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Part 2 is scheduled to be released on Monday, April 7, on the GOLFZON YouTube channel and the TV Screen GOLFZON channel<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"549\" src=\"https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/img_001_3db29fb559b79e2e-1024x549.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1178\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/img_001_3db29fb559b79e2e-1024x549.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/img_001_3db29fb559b79e2e-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/img_001_3db29fb559b79e2e-768x412.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/img_001_3db29fb559b79e2e-1536x824.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/img_001_3db29fb559b79e2e.jpg 1806w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Photo. Part 2 of GOLFZON\u2019s \u2018CITY GOLF Big Match,\u2019 which first aired on the 31st of last month, will be broadcast on the 7th on the GOLFZON YouTube and Screen GOLFZON channels.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GOLFZON Co., Ltd. (Co-CEOs Park Kang-soo and Choi Deok-hyung) announced on the 3rd that the \u2018CITY GOLF Big Match,\u2019 featuring Kim Hong-taek and Hong Hyun-ji at CITY GOLF, an urban golf course in Tianjin, China, will be broadcast on Monday, the 7th, at 6 p.m. on the GOLFZON YouTube channel and the Screen GOLFZON channel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The \u2018CITY GOLF Big Match\u2019 is a two-part content series starring Kim Hong-taek and Hong Hyun-ji, the leading figures behind the popularity of GTOUR and WGTOUR. On March 5, the two players faced off in a one-on-one, 18-hole stroke play format at CITY GOLF in Tianjin, a hybrid golf course that combines screen golf and field golf. Part 1 of the broadcast aired earlier on Monday, March 31, delivering a fresh kind of enjoyment to many golf fans, and drew enthusiastic responses in the YouTube channel comments, such as \u201cI want to go there myself\u201d and \u201cIt\u2019s refreshing to watch two pros compete in such a unique space.\u201d Part 2, in which the winner is decided, will be released on Monday, April 7, at 6 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018CITY GOLF\u2019 in Tianjin, China, where this match was held, is an urban golf course unveiled by GOLFZON in September last year, a 5,000-pyeong hybrid indoor golf course that combines screen golf and field golf. Built on GOLFZON\u2019s cutting-edge screen golf technology and infrastructure, it is distinguished by recreating a vivid, field-like golf environment even in the heart of the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The core of the match is a new type of play format that combines screen golf and field golf: across 18 holes, tee shots and iron shots are played on the screen, while approaches and putts take place on the field green. Players hit their tee shots and iron shots using GOLFZON\u2019s cutting-edge screen system, and once the ball reaches a certain range, the screen opens to allow entry into the green short-game zone. After the player\u2019s ball position is indicated by a laser marker, the players move to that location to carry out green play such as approaches and putting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This match, an unprecedented-scale event held at a super-sized indoor golf course, featured pros Kim Hong-taek and Hong Hyun-ji. Kim Hong-taek, who holds the record for the most wins on the GTOUR regular tour with a career total of 14 victories, has been excelling across both screen and field, winning the GS Caltex Maekyung Open in the 2024 season. Hong Hyun-ji, a player with 10 career WGTOUR victories, is also making her presence felt not only on the screen but on the field as well, including finishing third at the KLPGA S-OIL Championship in the 2024 season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Part 1, released on the 31st of last month, the two players\u2019 front-nine play across nine holes was broadcast. Kim Hong-taek made a double-bogey mistake on the 4th hole but recorded chip-in birdies on the 6th and 7th holes, adding to the fun with a cycling birdie. During the scene of Hong Hyun-ji\u2019s second shot landing on the apron of the 6th hole, the indoor water hazard area was shown, capturing attention with the characteristics of CITY GOLF that allow for a field-like round in the heart of the city. The two players also experienced CITY GOLF firsthand\u2014such as pacing out distances on foot in the green area, just like in an actual field match\u2014delivering a unique kind of enjoyment, and the front nine concluded with Kim Hong-taek holding a two-stroke lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While CITY GOLF is relatively familiar to the two golfers, who move skillfully between field and screen, it demands even more strategic and precise control and adaptability, so the back-nine round contesting the championship is also expected to be a close battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GOLFZON CEO Park Kang-soo said, \u201cThis \u2018CITY GOLF Big Match\u2019 is content that captures CITY GOLF\u2019s unique strengths, allowing people to experience the dynamism of field golf even in the heart of the city,\u201d adding, \u201cAlong with the new play format that combines screen golf and field golf, we sought to vividly convey CITY GOLF\u2019s large-scale infrastructure and on-site atmosphere through video.\u201d He went on to say, \u201cGoing forward, we will continue to present CITY GOLF\u2019s differentiated content and widely showcase the new possibilities of urban golf courses.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GOLFZON Co., Ltd. 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On March 5, the two players faced off in a one-on-one, 18-hole stroke play format at CITY GOLF in Tianjin, a hybrid golf course that combines screen golf and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1178,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4],"tags":[],"family":[51],"class_list":["post-1179","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-center","category-press-release","family-golfzon-china"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1179","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1179"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1179\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4455,"href":"https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1179\/revisions\/4455"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1178"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1179"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1179"},{"taxonomy":"family","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.golfzon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/family?post=1179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}